Snakes in the Ozarks

5 years ago

I walked outside this morning to find my front-yard filled with purple crocus flourishing in this balmy 60-degree version of…

Reclaim Your Health with Raw Milk

5 years ago

  Raw milk.  The term makes many people shudder.  Most states don’t allow raw milk to be sold in the…

The Real Dirt on Farmer John: A Review

5 years ago

I saw this film on a rainy day in the Bay Area.  I had no preconceptions about it except that…

Selling What You Make Online

5 years ago

  It is indeed a strange paradox that the internet enables me to pursue the “simple life”.   Fresh out of…

Strategies for Sustainability: How to Keep Mother Earth from Becoming Smother Earth

5 years ago

  We can kick her, stick her, fog her and smog her, but she will keep on trying to give…

Making Cheese at Home is Fun! Making Fromage Blanc

5 years ago

  As I ponder my kitchen, which is a total wreck, I see an opportunity to prepare something delicious. Even…

Becoming a Master Gardener

5 years ago

The first summer after my husband and I bought our first home, I was very eager to plant as many…

Mineral-rich Weeds

5 years ago

  Picking mineral-rich weeds like dandelion, clover, chickweed, and plantain is a great way to round out your nutritional intake…

Mortgage Free! Radical Strategies for Home Ownership By Rob Roy

5 years ago

  If you are embarking on your homesteading experience and faced with building your home on vacant land, popular opinion…

Soup’s On!

5 years ago

Soup.  Ahhh, warming, comforting, nourishing, left-over using ... Soup.  Not a week goes by that I don't factor in soup…

An Early History of Rock: Precious Asset, Homesteader Headache, or The Giver of All Life?

5 years ago

  Serene prairie or green cover or a homesteader's worst nightmare? Is there mystery and power in “dem dere hills…

The American General Store: A Cover Story

6 years ago

  Watch any old movie about rural life, cow towns, farming, or homesteading, and you are bound to see at…